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peplum

[ pep-luhm ]

noun

, plural pep·lums, pep·la [pep, -l, uh].
  1. a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
  2. a short skirt attached to a bodice or jacket.
  3. Obsolete. a peplos.


peplum

/ ˈpɛpləm /

noun

  1. a flared ruffle attached to the waist of a jacket, bodice, etc
  2. See peplos
    a variant of peplos


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Word History and Origins

Origin of peplum1

1670–80; < Latin < Greek *péplon (neuter; only plural pépla occurs). See peplos

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Word History and Origins

Origin of peplum1

C17: from Latin: full upper garment, from Greek peplos shawl

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Example Sentences

Anyway, here she is next to the 45th president wearing a crimson red peplum dress blazed with the GOP’s phrase of the moment.

She wears a green peplum dress, long dangling earrings and a giant brooch.

Peplum, pep′lum, n. an upper robe worn by women in ancient Greece.

She was dressed in a black tunic of her own invention, a combination of the Greek peplum and the Japanese kimono.

At the end of the room stood now a huge archaic Nik, with outstretched peplum and soaring wings.

The antique Greek peplum of soft white wool fell in long folds, cinctured high under the breast.

The noble and simple lines of the peplum restored her resemblance to some ancient Athenian vestal.

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